Reading Wisely

The youngster who reads voraciously, though indiscriminately, does not necessarily gain in wisdom over the teenager who is more selective in his reading choices. A young man who has read the life story of every eminent athlete of the twentieth century, or coed who has steeped herself in every social-protest novel she can get her hands on, may very well be learning all there is to know in a very limited area. But books are replete with so many wonders that it is often discouraging to see bright young people limit their experiences.

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abound             technology            prognosticate        automation          matron

Solving the Servant Problem

The worlds of science-fiction abound with wonders. Yet modern technology progresses so rapidly that what may be today's wild dream may be next year's kitchen appliance. A British scientist has prognosticated that within ten years every suburban matron will have her own robot servant. One task this domesticated automaton will not have to contend with will be scouring the oven because even today the newest ranges can be "programmed" to reduce their own baked-on grime to easily disposed of ashes.

1^st Week/3^rd Day

paradox           realm                    annals                     compound                 tinge

If s a Man's World

 How paradoxical that the world's greatest chefs have all been men! Cooking would clearly seem to be a field that lies exclusively within women's realm, yet the annals of cookery are replete* with masculine names: Brill at Savarin, Ritz, Diat, Larousse. To compound the puzzle, there has rarely been a tinge of rumor or scandal casting doubts on the masculinity of these heroes of cuisine.

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How Not to Get Your Way

(* paradoxical- .studied previously-, see day 3)

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furtive          felon            plethora                 hapless             irate

Casting a furtiive glance over his shoulder, the felon slipped out the main prison gate to be swallowed up in the: British fog. A plethora of escapes from supposedly secure prisons embarrassed the hapless wardens. To compound. their problems. The officials were badgered*  by irate citizens who accused the guards of accepting bribes from convicts whose motto was "Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage."

Under the pretext of being a surgeon he gained entry to the hospital. When interviewed by the director, he had to fabricate a tale of his medical experience. but he was so adroit at lying that he got away with it. It was not until the phony "doctor" began to gesticulate wildly with his scalpel. that a vigilant nurse was able 

to detect the fraud. In the annals of medical history there have been a number of such cases

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